
'Hillbilly Elegy' author gets $10 million boost for potential Senate bid
CNN
Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel makes an early investment to encourage J.D. Vance to enter a crowded Ohio Senate contest.
Bryan Lanza, the communications adviser for the Protect Ohio Values super PAC, confirmed the Thiel donation and said members of the Mercer family also had made a "significant contribution" but declined to disclose the amount. The Thiel donation, first reported by The Cincinnati Enquirer, was made Friday, Lanza said. Robert Mercer, who made billions running a hedge fund, and his daughter Rebekah Mercer both backed President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign. During that campaign, Thiel was the most prominent Silicon Valley figure to support Trump.
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